The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-09-17
A NON-pARTISAN TRUST.
POSITION OF Mr.. WALTER B. BROOKS
His Letter Accepting the Republican Nom
nation for Governor-So Dangerous ES-


His Letter Accepting the Republican Nom
periments Wanted.
The following is the letter of Hon.
Walter b. Brooks accepting the Repub-
hcau nomination for governor:
BETHLEHEM, n. H. Sept. I, lSNI.
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IHomns s. Hodxom, hurry H. L2n
Guuyh, Milton q. Irnet, JohH {. Ho&c.
Gentlemen:-I beg leave to acknowl
edge the receipt of the committees cour-
teouS letter informing me OF my nomlna
ton for governor by the Republican State
Convention of Maryland, which convened
in Baltimore August 9th, and through
you desire to express to the convention
my high appreciation of tie honor thus
conferred. | have read the resolutions
adopted by the convention, aud regard
them as eminentiy adapted t" the issues
of the day The questions of pressing
Importance in Maryland are of local,
not national, character. Therefore, it is
of them only that Inow design to speak.
The purity of the ballot box is the first
essential of pure government, and must
be enforced. Our existing election laws
are evidently defective, besides having
been grossly perverted by audacious
frauds practiced by sworn officers of the
law, in so much chat the will of the peo
pie has been again and again defeated
In so far as these frauds have been sue
cessful, our government has ceased to be
republica in form, and has become the
voice of usurping faction. The element
in control has for many years declined to
correct these fragrant evils, and the re
formers within the party have been I'M
| able to overcome these abuses; hence our
elections have become farce.
Now, if an election by the people
meaps the wish of the people, it is worthy
| the genius of the age to devise some laws
to protect that wish. In resolution the
convention declares ''that reform in the
| civil service should be thorough, radical
and complete" etc. This noble declara
ton gives no uncertain sound, and | &C,
cept it in its literal sense, with earnest
approval.
Again, resolution which especially ar
rests attention is as follows: That We
are opposed to the calling of eonsti
tutional convention at this time, and chat
we favor the submission to the people of
all questions of constitutional amend
ment in the manner prescribed by the
Constitution, etc. heartily concur in
this resolution, which opposes the call of
the constitutional convention. Frequent
changes of the organic law of a state are
fraught with evil. The constitution, as
above recited, provides a method for
making amendments as required. Such
| amendments have been made in the p lst,
| aud may again be made. | assume that
the dethronement of those known as the
new Judges" in our city would be one of
the objects of new constitution framed
by the element in power. These judges
were elected by the people when there
was a crying need for just such men, and
they stand today as a barrier and menace
| to evil deeds. Is it not dangerous eX-
pertinent to upturn the Judiciary of city
| and state?
1t seems proper ard pardonable to
state my individual status in the event
of being honored by the required sup
port. Inasmuch as the General Assembly
is the law making power, and the COVER
nor simply the executive, he should rep
resent the community, and not party.
| All parties contain men who want the
right enforced, and whose general inten-
tions are good.
have not had any political experience,
and therefore my only guide would be
those rules, based on business principles,
in which | have been trained. Regard
ing, as do, any commercial or political
preference as a trust from TIE hands of
those interested, | would administer the
larger and more important interests of
the state strictly from a uon-partiSan
standpoint-not in words only, but in
official acts.
| made this statement before the nom
ination, and l repeat it now with empha-
sis.
remain, your obedient servant,
w. B. BROOKS.